All Chapters of Beneath the Silver Moon : Chapter 31 - Chapter 32

The night doesn’t settle after they take the body away—it just lingers, stretched thin and trembling, as if the whole forest is bracing for something worse. Every step Caleb and I take toward the Alpha house feels like moving through a world that’s holding its breath, and I can feel that tension crawling under my skin, sharp and restless. The shadows are thicker than they should be, every rustle in the underbrush makes my nerves jolt, and even the air feels charged, as if the trees themselves are listening for the next disaster. The silver markings on my arms have faded beneath my sleeves, almost invisible, but the strange, wild power beneath my skin won’t let me forget itself—it’s awake now, humming just under the surface, wide-eyed and alert.Caleb’s grip on my hand is unbreakable. He doesn’t loosen it even when the other wolves peel away in cautious, suspicious knots, their eyes flickering back at us and then away. Elder Rowan’s guards move like shadows themselves, circling the hou